What Size Closure or Frontal Do I Need

What Size Closure or Frontal Do I Need?

A 4x4 closure covers a four inch square at the top of the head and gives you one parting in a fixed spot. A 5x5 gives a wider area and more freedom to move that part. A 13x4 frontal spans the whole hairline ear to ear with four inches of depth, and a 13x6 gives six inches, which is what allows a deep middle part or hair pulled back off the face.

Closures against frontals

A closure sits at the top of the head and only covers the parting area, so your own hairline stays visible and has to be blended. A frontal replaces the entire hairline from temple to temple, so nothing of your own shows at the front and you can wear the hair off the face. Frontals cost more, take more work to install, and need more upkeep at the edges. Closures cost less, install faster, and limit you to one area of parting.

Choosing between 4x4 and 5x5

A 4x4 is enough for a fixed middle or side part that you do not move. A 5x5 gives you an extra inch in each direction, which means the part can shift, the closure blends further back into the bundles, and the whole thing looks less like a patch. If you change your part or wear the hair in different directions, the 5x5 is worth the difference. If you wear one part every day, the 4x4 does the job.

Choosing between 13x4 and 13x6

Both span the full hairline. The difference is depth: four inches back from the hairline against six. A 13x4 handles a normal middle or side part worn down. A 13x6 gives room for a deep part, a dramatic side sweep, or pulling the front section back, because there is lace far enough back to still show scalp where the hair separates. If you want versatility at the front, this is where it comes from.

What it changes about your bundles

A frontal absorbs more of the front coverage than a closure, so some people drop from three bundles to two and a frontal on shorter lengths. At longer lengths, keep the bundle count and treat the frontal as an addition. Whatever you choose, buy it with the bundles, in the same texture and color code and the same purchase, since a mismatched parting piece is the most visible fault in an install.

Lace quality matters more than size

HD or transparent lace melts into more skin tones than standard brown lace and is worth the difference on any piece that sits at the hairline. Whichever size you buy, the lace is what people actually see. All four Kelly Beauty stores carry closures and frontals in the common sizes alongside the matching bundles.